The Crusaders became the first team to cross the Indian Ocean and win when they beat the Lions 7-28 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg this morning.
Until now no team has crossed the Indian Ocean either way and come away with a victory on tour this season.
In other results, the Hurricanes escaped with a tight 25-20 win over the Bulls last night.
The Waratahs got back to winning ways when they beat the Stormers 22-11 in Cape Town extending the Stormers losing streak to five matches.
Defending champions the Chiefs drew 43-all with the Cheetahs.
The Cheetahs were leading 34-10 at halftime before the Chiefs made a great comeback.
Flying Fijians centre Asaeli Tikoirotuma scored two tries for the Chiefs while the Force defeated the Reds 32-29.
The Sharks maintain their lead in the super rugby table with 23 points after seven rounds while the Brumbies leads the Australian conference with 21 points and the Chiefs lead the NZ conference with 20 points.
Story by: Akuila Cama
Source: Superxv
